mugwump
28-11-2002, 08:38 AM
[color=#000000:post_uid0]Fellas...
Last week, I got to drive the 2. On Monday, I got to take the 6 on a very long drive, around the You Yangs national park in south west Melbourne. The model I drove was the Classic Hatch, which had most of the in-car luxuries and 16" alloys.
I'll be really interested in other people's opinions of this car if they have driven it as well or own one!
The look: Seriously slick, even without any body kit or the smaller alloys. You could park it outside a trendy cafe, and feel perfectly comfortable.
Interior: Upmarket interior with a fit and finish comparable to the Europeans. Red lighting and central console looked treat. Lots of luxuries, including a fuel consumption meter. We saw numbers between 6L/100km to 58L/100km!!! The standard stereo is a shocker though. buy the model with the bose system.
Engine: Sweeeeeeeeeeeet engine... loves to rev, yet has a really fat torque curve. so smooth, so tractable.. I dare say, there are only a handful of other engines of around the same displacement which are as good or better. Think BMW straight six.
Brakes: we gave it a hard time. Jumped on the brakes at 100km/h or more repeatly. very powerful. The ABS really works.
Drive: Firm but comfy ride, minimal body roll. again think BMW. Handling is superb... but the car is an understeerer, and we also detected some torque steer and slip on hard acceleration out of corners. Short throw gearshift feels so nice and is very fast. Its a 9-second car, easy.
Quite a coincidence that the COTY results got released only yesterday. At least I feel better about my opinions. It is indeed a special car to drive. Great for people who want a dynamic, good looking car, along with the practicality of 5 doors and the creature comforts that make the drive just that much more pleasurable. Kinda like the Astina, really, except a bit bigger!!
i want one!!![/color:post_uid0]
Last week, I got to drive the 2. On Monday, I got to take the 6 on a very long drive, around the You Yangs national park in south west Melbourne. The model I drove was the Classic Hatch, which had most of the in-car luxuries and 16" alloys.
I'll be really interested in other people's opinions of this car if they have driven it as well or own one!
The look: Seriously slick, even without any body kit or the smaller alloys. You could park it outside a trendy cafe, and feel perfectly comfortable.
Interior: Upmarket interior with a fit and finish comparable to the Europeans. Red lighting and central console looked treat. Lots of luxuries, including a fuel consumption meter. We saw numbers between 6L/100km to 58L/100km!!! The standard stereo is a shocker though. buy the model with the bose system.
Engine: Sweeeeeeeeeeeet engine... loves to rev, yet has a really fat torque curve. so smooth, so tractable.. I dare say, there are only a handful of other engines of around the same displacement which are as good or better. Think BMW straight six.
Brakes: we gave it a hard time. Jumped on the brakes at 100km/h or more repeatly. very powerful. The ABS really works.
Drive: Firm but comfy ride, minimal body roll. again think BMW. Handling is superb... but the car is an understeerer, and we also detected some torque steer and slip on hard acceleration out of corners. Short throw gearshift feels so nice and is very fast. Its a 9-second car, easy.
Quite a coincidence that the COTY results got released only yesterday. At least I feel better about my opinions. It is indeed a special car to drive. Great for people who want a dynamic, good looking car, along with the practicality of 5 doors and the creature comforts that make the drive just that much more pleasurable. Kinda like the Astina, really, except a bit bigger!!
i want one!!![/color:post_uid0]